Citing:Any discrepancies in figures for cases pending at the close of one year and the beginning of the following year are due to corrections made to registrations after figures for the former year had been finalized. Under Act No. 84/1996, Police Commissioners wegiven prosecuting authority in a larger number of crime categories than before. This law entered into force 1 July 1996 and has resulted in a considerable reduction in the number of indictments filed by the Prosecutor General.